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>
>
>Intro:   A   F#m   D  A  
>
>                                   A  F#m  
>In the lamp light on Locust Street, with the party far behind
>                                      D  A  
>No sound but the beat of her heart and mine
>                                              A  F#m  
>The smell of her hair was my first breath, and her lips were my first
>kiss
>                                D  A  
>And my first step was a headlong dive
>
>                                       E                  A  D  
>I couldn't keep myself from falling, so she taught me to fly
>                     A             E  D  
>And I was born in the summer of '75
>
>                                      A  F#m  
>In the morning light she wore my coat, and all I wanted to know
>                                         D  A  
>Was she trembling from the feeling or the cold
>                                      A  F#m  
>As the sleepy small town came to life, I saw the answer in her eyes
>                                    D  A  
>And knew I'd always have her hand to hold
>
>                                          E               A  D  
>Now somethings don't need saying, you just feel 'em deep inside
>                     A             E  D  
>The way I felt in the summer of '75
>
>                                  E              D  A  
>Now all that seems like yesterday, how the time slips away
>                     F#m  A  
>The blinding speed will leave you feeling cold
>                                E                 D  A  
>So when I feel the hands of time tugging at this life of mine
>             F#m                  D  E  
>I reach for the warmest thing to hold
>
> A   F#m   D  A  
>
>                                      A  F#m  
>A light still shines on Locust Street, somewhere back in time
>                                          D  A  
>And I wake up to the beat of her heart and mine
>                                   A  F#m  
>And I reach out and touch her hair, just to know that she's still there
>                                  D  A  
>And the dream I had is still by my side
>
>                                        E                     A  D  
>I might not make church on Sunday, but I thank the Lord each night
>                      A             E  D  
>That I was born in the summer of '75
>                       A             E  D  
>Yeah, I was born in the summer of '75
>

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Summer Of 7

by Chris Knight

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F#m

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A F#m D A

>Intro:

A F#m

>In the lamp light on Locust Street, with the party far behind

D A

>No sound but the beat of her heart and mine

A F#m

>The smell of her hair was my first breath, and her lips were my first

>kiss

D A

>And my first step was a headlong dive

E A D

>I couldn't keep myself from falling, so she taught me to fly

A E D

>And I was born in the summer of '75

A F#m

>In the morning light she wore my coat, and all I wanted to know

D A

>Was she trembling from the feeling or the cold

A F#m

>As the sleepy small town came to life, I saw the answer in her eyes

D A

>And knew I'd always have her hand to hold

E A D

>Now somethings don't need saying, you just feel 'em deep inside

A E D

>The way I felt in the summer of '75

E D A

>Now all that seems like yesterday, how the time slips away

F#m A

>The blinding speed will leave you feeling cold

E D A

>So when I feel the hands of time tugging at this life of mine

F#m D E

>I reach for the warmest thing to hold

A F#m D A

A F#m

>A light still shines on Locust Street, somewhere back in time

D A

>And I wake up to the beat of her heart and mine

A F#m

>And I reach out and touch her hair, just to know that she's still there

D A

>And the dream I had is still by my side

E A D

>I might not make church on Sunday, but I thank the Lord each night

A E D

>That I was born in the summer of '75

A E D

>Yeah, I was born in the summer of '75

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